Add to ORKGOn 10 December 2008, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The Optional Protocol ensures that, just like victims of civil and political rights violations, victims of economic, social and cultural rights violations have access to remedies at the international level. This article examines the Optional Protocol, starting with the historical background and its content, highlighting some of the main issues of controversy
Aniekwu Nkolika Ijeoma notes that, in July 2003, the African Union adopted a landmark treaty, the Pr...
The development of mechanisms to target specific countries for human rights abuses was part of the ...
In this article it is submitted that the text of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant...
On 10 December 2008, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the Optional Protocol t...
Historically, economic, social and cultural rights (ESC rights) have received less protection throug...
The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (the 'Op...
This Introductory Note to the publication in ILM of the newly-adopted Optional Protocol to the Inter...
In an earlier article in the ESR Review (Chenwi & Mbazira, 2006) we indicated that governments were ...
On 10 December 2008, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Righ...
This article analyses the impact that some of the United Nations special procedures, namely those fo...
As a response to the divide in International Law between civil and political rights and social and e...
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission), established by the African Cha...
Commentators and practitioners increasingly emphasise that redressing violations of economic, social...
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Optional Protocol thereto, adopted ...
The universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness of all rights have been unive...
Aniekwu Nkolika Ijeoma notes that, in July 2003, the African Union adopted a landmark treaty, the Pr...
The development of mechanisms to target specific countries for human rights abuses was part of the ...
In this article it is submitted that the text of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant...
On 10 December 2008, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the Optional Protocol t...
Historically, economic, social and cultural rights (ESC rights) have received less protection throug...
The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (the 'Op...
This Introductory Note to the publication in ILM of the newly-adopted Optional Protocol to the Inter...
In an earlier article in the ESR Review (Chenwi & Mbazira, 2006) we indicated that governments were ...
On 10 December 2008, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Righ...
This article analyses the impact that some of the United Nations special procedures, namely those fo...
As a response to the divide in International Law between civil and political rights and social and e...
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission), established by the African Cha...
Commentators and practitioners increasingly emphasise that redressing violations of economic, social...
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Optional Protocol thereto, adopted ...
The universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness of all rights have been unive...
Aniekwu Nkolika Ijeoma notes that, in July 2003, the African Union adopted a landmark treaty, the Pr...
The development of mechanisms to target specific countries for human rights abuses was part of the ...
In this article it is submitted that the text of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant...